I agree with Mr. Richards that one of the recommendations captured this quite nicely. However, I feel that it might be important for our recommendations to reflect some of the concerns that the interpreters provided.
I would propose that we change LIB 15 to say “To ensure the best-quality audio for enabling quality interpretation during virtual proceedings, the Speaker of the House and chairs of parliamentary committees shall provide a headset or microphone with a minimum standard set in consultation with the Translation Bureau.”
I would suggest that we eliminate all the rest of that paragraph, which gets into very specific, prescriptive details about hardware. I'm not sure that's necessary. Then the recommendation could continue.
I would also suggest, based on Ms. Blaney's comment, that written text must be provided to the interpreters in advance whenever possible. I think that's a really important suggestion, because it's not always going to be possible.
Did that come through okay?